The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading on Tuesday.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, fell 0.84 percent to 96.219 at 15:00 (2000 GMT).
In late New York trading, the euro advanced to 1.1979 dollars from 1.1875 dollars in the previous session, and the British pound increased to 1.3780 dollars from 1.3679 dollars in the previous session.
The U.S. dollar bought 152.77 Japanese yen, lower than 154.18 Japanese yen in the previous session. The U.S. dollar was down to 0.7664 Swiss francs from 0.7768 Swiss francs, and it was down to 1.3608 Canadian dollars from 1.3720 Canadian dollars. The U.S. dollar slipped to 8.8169 Swedish kronor from 8.9368 Swedish kronor.
U.S. dollar ticks down
U.S. dollar ticks down
Russia said on Tuesday that it had taken control of two more settlements from Ukraine, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported repelling Russian offensives on multiple fronts.
Russia's Defense Ministry said in its latest report that over the past 24 hours, its forces captured the key logistics hub of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, and the village of Novoyakovlivka in southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia.
The Russian forces also carried out strikes on 154 targets using tactical aircraft, attack drones, missile forces and artillery, and these targets included Ukraine's energy infrastructure as well as storage and launch sites for long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military said in a situation report that as of 08:00 Tuesday, it had carried out strikes on Russian drone control stations, multiple rocket launch systems and command posts over the past day.
The Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks in several directions, including Kupiansk and Lyman, the report said.
Furthermore, Ukraine's local authorities and the country's energy ministry said on Tuesday that the Russian forces launched air strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure from late Monday night to early Tuesday morning.
The attacks left dozens of people injured in Odesa city and Mykolaiv Oblast, and triggered power outages in multiple areas, the Ukrainian side said.
Russia captures two more settlements from Ukraine, while Ukraine repels Russian offensives on multiple fronts
